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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Embraer EMB-145LR · Newark, NJ · February 16, 2010

Date
February 16, 2010 · 06:52 local
Place
Newark, NJ
Airport
Newark Liberty International
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CHQA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N578RP
Reported as
Embraer EMB-145LR
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce AE3007 series
People aboard
49
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Captain stated that at approximately 50 KTS on the take-off roll, smoke started to emit from the cockpit vents and smoke alarm warnings sounded. The take-off was aborted and the aircraft was evacuated. There were no injuries during the evacuation. The captain stated that the smoke dissipated as soon as the cabin doors were opened. Company maintenance performed engine runs in all bleed configurations and could not duplicate the problem. Maintenance suspects that de-ice fluid may have entered through the a/c environmental system as the cause. This discrepancy was properly cleared in the aircraft flight log. All necessary notifications and form submittals required by 14 CFR part 121 will be made by the air carrier to their cmo/cmu.

As the FAA filed it

CAPTAIN STATED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 50 KTS ON THE TAKE-OFF ROLL, SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT FROM THE COCKPIT VENTS AND SMOKE ALARM WARNINGS SOUNDED. THE TAKE-OFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS EVACUATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DURING THE EVACUATION. THE CAPTAIN STATED THAT THE SMOKE DISSIPATED AS SOON AS THE CABIN DOORS WERE OPENED. COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS IN ALL BLEED CONFIGURATIONS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE SUSPECTS THAT DE-ICE FLUID MAY HAVE ENTERED THROUGH THE A/C ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM AS THE CAUSE. THIS DISCREPANCY WAS PROPERLY CLEARED IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT LOG. ALL NECESSARY NOTIFICATIONS AND FORM SUBMITTALS REQUIRED BY 14 CFR PART 121 WILL BE MADE BY THE AIR CARRIER TO THEIR CMO/CMU.